April 19, 2011 | 10:17am ET
Brooklyn indie heroes The National might not be the prototypical soundtrack for a major video game, but they did recently contribute their talents to the game Portal 2. Right now, you can check out the end result, “Exile Vilify”, via Stereogum. According to the game’s publisher, the raw and emotive music evokes the same visceral reactions from its listeners that Portal does from its players.” More so than cold weather?
The song is also available for purchase via iTunes.